diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index 3ee8dfe..aafdd01 100644
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -1,43 +1,52 @@
 import paramiko
 import json 
 import os
+import time # i need time to get this done
 
 # import modules
 
 with open("conf.json", "r") as file:
     cfg = json.load(file)
-# yeah yeah i should probably use YAML but i don't really want to fool with it rn lol -64
+# open the config file and make it accessible via "cfg" 
 
 sshc = paramiko.client.SSHClient()
-healthstatus = ""
-healthpassing = True
-# define sshc so we don't have to type the whole thing every time we want a client as well as set our healthpassing variable
+healthstatus = "" # possible values: "ok", "err"
+healthpassing = True 
+# set our variables
 
 def healthcheck(): 
     global healthstatus
-    response = os.system("ping -c 2 " + cfg["server"])
+    response = os.system("ping -c 2 " + cfg["server"] + ">> /dev/null")
     if response != 0:
         healthstatus = "err"
     else: 
         healthstatus = "ok"
 
 def deploy():
-    # deployment shit here
     sshc.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy()) # so we don't get whined at and crash over a unrecognized host-key
-    sshc.connect(cfg["server"],port=cfg["port"],password=cfg["ssh-password"])
-
+    sshc.connect(cfg["server"],port=cfg["port"],key_filename=cfg["ssh-key"])    
+    
+    sftp = sshc.open_sftp() # after opening the ssh connection, we'll open a sftp connection.
+    sftp.put("./payload/payload.sh", "/home/system64/payload.sh") # upload the payload via SFTP.
+    
+    sshc.exec_command("chmod +x $HOME/payload.sh") # make it executable
+    sshc.exec_command("./payload.sh") # and finally, run the payload.
+    sshc.close # close the connection.
 while True:
     healthcheck()
 
     if healthstatus != "ok":
-         print(healthstatus)
-         print("ONT is not responding!! Did we lose network connection, or is the ONT rebooting? Waiting for a successful ping then deploying!")
+         print("ONT is not responding!! Did we lose network connection, or is the ONT rebooting? waiting for ONT to respond, then deploying payload!")
          healthpassing = False
          while healthpassing == False: 
-            if healthcheck() == "ok":
+            print("Checking for a response...")
+            healthcheck() 
+
+            if healthstatus == "ok":
                 print("ONT responded, deploying payload!")
                 healthpassing == True;
+                deploy()
+                break
     else:
-        print(healthstatus)
-        
-            
+        print("Got a response! health status is ok.")        
+    time.sleep(30) # we will run this loop every 30 seconds so we don't pelt the poor thing in pings.